Yes, lists of lists.
Or, if you want to think about your data as though it really is a
grid (or "array" in other programming languages), feel free to read
my description of an array object that can be used for this type of
thing. I have a description with code in my object oriented
programming book at:
http://www.furrypants.com/loope
It's the second example in chapter 5.
Irv
At 1:21 PM -0500 6/12/01, Tyler F Gamsby wrote:
>I posted a message about creating a dynamic number of variables, and
>was informed that I should probably be using a list. Cool.
>
>I was reading my "Director 7 Demystified" book about Lists, and I
>wondered if I could use lists to solve another of my problems... I
>have a grid, 20x20, that I want to have a sprite navigate around --
>in fact, the sprite is a boat. Can I use a list to keep track of
>what grid squares are land and what are water, and use that
>information to create a path for the boat to follow (so that the
>boat does not drive across land)?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Tyler
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